Walls To North Of Gough Park Cottage

The walls to the north of Gough Park Cottage are three ranges of tall walls built in the mid to late 18th century. They are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, sloping up on the outer sides to a coping made of bricks, which may have been added later. Flat buttresses are positioned at intervals along the walls. The longest wall runs east-west through the gardens and features two pairs of gate piers; the eastern pair has been rebuilt at the top with replaced pineapple finials and supports a wrought iron gate with an ornamental overthrow. A spur wall extends north and ramps up to a taller wall, likely built later, made of larger bricks and containing a blocked gateway. Some of the upper courses have been rebuilt. The long wall is in poor condition at the west end, having lost several top courses. A wrought-iron fence with ornamental panels and spearhead standards connects the wall to the road. These walls are significant as they form garden divisions in the estate of Richard Gough, an antiquarian and topographer who acquired the property in 1774. The Cambridge architect James Essex designed improvements to the now-demolished mansion and may have been involved in the layout of these walls.